Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Biltmore Forest, NC
M 2.7
Latest: 10:23 pm EST on 7 December 2022 · 25 km (16 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Biltmore Forest was M 2.7, 25 km (16 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC, at 10:23 pm EST on 7 December 2022. 882 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 30 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 5
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.7 on 7 December 2022, 25 km (16 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC
- Reported felt
- 18 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 30
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 4
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 2
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) W of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 2
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) W of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 16
- 2.7 25 km (16 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 882
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 6
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 1
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 26
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 5
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 2
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 3
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 3
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 15
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) S of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 10
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 133
- 2.2 30 km (19 mi) W of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 11
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 2
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC · felt by 13
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Biltmore Forest, NC
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Biltmore Forest time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Biltmore Forest are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Biltmore Forest; dots are the 30 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Biltmore Forest:
- 5.2 Near Asheville, North Carolina · 5 km SE of Biltmore Forest
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Asheville 8 km · Weaverville 18 km · Laurel Park 25 km
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- Earthquakes in North Carolina, with the state's activity score
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